A suburban Chicago man is seeking $100,000 in a lawsuit against a woman whose cat he claims attacked him while he was babysitting the animal.

In papers filed March 22, William Baxter said he was watching Christine Bobak's cat on April 22, 2011, at his home when he tried to feed the feline, the Southtown Star reported:

According to the lawsuit, the cat “viciously attacked, bit and clawed” Baxter, who claims to have suffered serious injuries from a bite on his ring finger and the clawing of his left arm.

Bobak should have known the cat was dangerous because it had attacked at least one other person before, the Star said, citing the legal papers.

The suit, filed at the Will County Courthouse, left some details unclear.

According to Mokena Patch, the document didn't say whether the alleged attacker was a house cat or "or something more considerable and exotic, such as a panther or jaguar."

To further complicate matters, the suit says that at the time of the attack, Baxter lived 14737 Cricketwood Drive in Homer Glen and Bobak resided at 13617 Parker Road, also in Homer Glen. But the current White Pages listing for Baxter at 14844 S. Cricketwood also includes a Christine Bobak.

Baxter's lawyer, Michael Shammas, declined to comment on the case, telling the Star he would "rather keep it in the courhouse." Several news organizations tried without success to reach Baxter and Bobak.

The next court date for the case is July 10.

News of the lawsuit came days after a local report about a Syracuse woman who said a feral cat fell through the drop ceiling of her apartment onto her head while she was sleeping.

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